More than a dozen busted in Miami-Dade auto insurance fraud scheme

>> Janine: RIGHT NOW 5:30 >> Janine: RIGHT NOW 5:30 POLICE MAKING SEVERAL ARRESTS IN >> Janine: RIGHT NOW 5:30 POLICE MAKING SEVERAL ARRESTS IN AN FRAUD INSURANCE BUST TODAY POLICE MAKING SEVERAL ARRESTS IN AN FRAUD INSURANCE BUST TODAY

THE MIAMI-DADE STATE ATTORNEY AN INSURANCE FRAUD BUST TODAY THE MIAMI-DADE STATE ATTORNEY HOLDING AT NEWS CONFERENCE THIS THE MIAMI-DADE STATE ATTORNEY HOLDING NEWS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON TO DETAIL THE CHARGES HOLDING A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON TO DETAIL THE CHARGES THOSE SUSPECTS ARE NOW FACING AFTERNOON TO DETAIL THE CHARGES THOSE SUSPECTS ARE NOW FACING >> Calvin: POLICE ARE STILL THOSE SUSPECTS ARE NOW FACING >> Calvin: POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO TRACK DOWN AND ARREST >> Calvin: POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO TRACK DOWN AND ARREST SEVERAL MORE SUSPECTS TODAY

TRYING TO TRACK DOWN AND ARREST SEVERAL MORE SUSPECTS TODAY LOCAL10'S CARLOS SUAREZ LIVE NOW SEVERAL MORE SUSPECTS TODAY LOCAL10'S CARLOS SUAREZ LIVE WITH THE LATEST FOR US LOCAL10'S CARLOS SUAREZ LIVE WITH THE LATEST FOR US CARLOS

WITH THE LATEST FOR US CARLOS >> Carlos: PROSECUTORS SAID CARLOS >> Carlos: PROSECUTORS SAID THAT THESE 14 INDIVIDUALS FILED >> Carlos: PROSECUTORS SAID THAT THESE 14 FILED INDIVIDUALS 45 SEPARATE INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR THAT THESE 14 INDIVIDUALS FILED 45 SEPARATE INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR REPAIRS TO CARS THAT WERE NEVER 45 SEPARATE INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR REPAIRS TO CARS THAT WERE NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT REPAIRS TO CARS THAT WERE NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT

ONLY LOCAL10 NEWS WAS THERE AS A IN AN ACCIDENT ONLY LOCAL10 NEWS WAS THERE AS A GROUP OF PEOPLE ACCUSED OF ONLY LOCAL10 NEWS WAS THERE AS A GROUP OF PEOPLE ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING GEICO OUT OF GROUP OF PEOPLE ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING GEICO OUT OF INSURANCE MONEY MADE THEIR DEFRAUDING GEICO OUT OF INSURANCE MONEY MADE THEIR 1-800-INTO THE COUNTY JAIL, INSURANCE MONEY MADE THEIR 1-800-INTO THE COUNTY JAIL, AMONG THEM WAS ONE OF THE 1-800-INTO THE COUNTY JAIL, AMONG THEM WAS ONE OF THE ALLEGED RINGLEADER EXTENSIVE AMONG THEM WAS ONE OF THE ALLEGED RINGLEADER EXTENSIVE SON OF DORVAL ALLEGED RINGLEADER EXTENSIVE SON OF DORVAL >> THERE SHOULD BE 68 TOTAL SON OF DORVAL >> THERE SHOULD BE 68 TOTAL LOADS

>> THERE SHOULD BE 68 TOTAL LOADS EYE SORRY LOADS EYE SORRY 76 TOTAL COUNTS

THEY JOIN 12 OTHERS CHARGED IN >> Carlos: PROSECUTORRED THE THEY JOIN 12 OTHERS CHARGED IN THE FRUD INCLUDING TWO GEICK THEY JOIN 12 OTHERS CHARGED IN THE FRUD INCLUDING TWO GEICK OWES ADJUSTS WHO PROSECUTORS THE FRUD INCLUDING TWO GEICK OWES ADJUSTS WHO PROSECUTORS SAID WERE IN ON THE ACT OWES ADJUSTS WHO PROSECUTORS SAID WERE IN ON THE ACT >> THEY WORKED FOR THE COMPANY SAID WERE IN ON THE ACT

>> THEY WORKED FOR THE COMPANY THEY DID HAVE AT LICENSE, EACH OF >> THEY WORKED FOR THE COMPANY THEY DID HAVE AT LICENSE, EACH OF THEM THEY DID HAVE AT LICENSE, EACH OF THEM GOAL WITH THAT LICENSE WENT THEM

GOAL WITH THAT LICENSE WENT GEICO 'S ECONOMIC CHECKBOOK, AND GOAL WITH THAT LICENSE WENT GEICO'S ECONOMIC CHECKBOOK, AND WITH WHICH CHECKBOOK IS HOW THEY GEICO'S ECONOMIC CHECKBOOK, AND WITH WHICH THAT CHECKBOOK IS HOW THEY ISSUED ALL THAT FRAUD MEANT WITH THAT CHECKBOOK IS HOW THEY ISSUED ALL THAT FRAUD MEANT IDENTITY MONEY GOLD THE TO BE PAID WHAT'S IT THAT'S BEING PAID TO MANY AND IT WAS REALLY IDENTITY MONEY OR THE TO BE PAID TO MANY AND IT WAS REALLY BECAUSE OF THESE FOR THAT OVER TO MANY, AND IT WAS REALLY BECAUSE OF THESE FOR THAT OVER $ 530,000 WAS STOLEN IN BECAUSE OF THESE FOR THAT OVER $ 530,000 WAS STOLEN IN APPROXIMATELY FIVE GOLD SIX $ 530,000 WAS STOLEN IN APPROXIMATELY FIVE GOLD SIX MONTHS APPROXIMATELY FIVE GOLD SIX MONTHS >> Carlos: INVESTIGATORS SAID MONTHS >> Carlos: SAID INVESTIGATORS PHOTOS SHOW THE SAME TWO CARS >> Carlos: INVESTIGATORS SAID PHOTOS SHOW THE SAME TWO CARS THAT WERE USED TO FILE DOZENS OF PHOTOS SHOW THE SAME TWO CARS THAT WERE USED TO FILE DOZENS OF BOGUS CLAIMS OBVIOUS THE RACE THAT WERE USED TO FILE DOZENS OF BOGUS CLAIMS OBVIOUS THE RACE OF 2016 BOGUS CLAIMS OBVIOUS THE RACE OF 2016

IN EACH DAYS PROSECUTORS SAID OF 2016 IN EACH DAYS PROSECTORS SAID DRIVES USED THEIR EXISTING IN EACH DAYS PROSECUTORS SAID DRIVES USED THEIR EXISTING POLICY TO FILE A CLAIM ORE POSE DRIVES USED THEIR EXISTING POLICY TO FILE IN CLAIM ORE POSE AS AN ACCIDENT VICTIM POLICY TO FILE A CLAIM ORE POSE AS AN ACCIDENT VICTIM >> IT'S THE SAME CAR WITH THE AS AN ACCIDENT VICTIM >> IT'S THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME DAMAGE

>> IT'S THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME DAMAGE >> Carlos: WE'RE TOLD GEICO SAME DAMAGE >> Carlos: WE'RE TOLD GEICO EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON AND >> Carlos: WE'RE TOLD GEICO EVENTUALLY CAUGHT AND INVESTIGATOR LATER THREARNTD EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON AND INVESTIGATOR LATER THREARNTD AUTO REPAIR USED IN SHOPS INVESTIGATOR LATER THREARNTD AUTO REPAIR SHOPS USED IN THE CLAIMS DID NOT EXIST AUTO REPAIR SHOPS USED IN THE CLAIMS DID NOT EXIST >> THIS IS AN EMPTY LOT, AND CLAIMS DID NOT EXIST

>> THIS IS AN EMPTY LOT, AND NEITHER ONE OF THESE ARE BODY >> THIS IS AN EMPTY LOT, AND NEITHER ONE OF THESE ARE BODY SHOPS AND YOU CAN TELL BY THE NEITHER ONE OF THESE ARE BODY SHOPS AND YOU CAN TELL BY THE BUSINESS BOOK, THE PARKING SHOPS AND YOU CAN TELL BY THE BUSINESS BOOK, THE PARKING BEHIND AND IT AROUND IT THAT BUSINESS BOOK, THE PARKING BEHIND AND IT AROUND THE IT THAT'S JUST A PHONY BUSINESS BEHIND AND IT AROUND IT THAT IT'S JUST A PHONY BUSINESS LOCATION IT'S JUST A PHONY BUSINESS LOCATION >> Carlos: ALL RIGHT RENTAL >> Carlos: ALL RIGHT

NOW, IN AT THE LEAST ONE OF THESE >> Carlos: ALL RIGHT NOW, IN AT THE LEAST ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS PROSECUTORS SAID THAT NOW, IN AT THE LEAST ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS PROSECUTORS SAID THE OWNER OF ONE OF THE CARS HAD PROSECUTORS INCIDENTS SAID THAT THE OWNER OF ONE OF THE CARS HAD NO IDEA THAT A CLAIM HAD BEEN THE OWNER OF ONE OF THE CARS HAD NO IDEA THAT CLAIM HAD BEEN PUT UNDER HIS INSURANCE NO IDEA THAT A CLAIM HAD BEEN PUT IN UNDER HIS INSURANCE POLICY PUT IN UNDER HIS INSURANCE POLICY IT TURNS OUT THAT ONE OF THE POLICY IT TURNS OUT THAT ONE OF THE ACCUSED HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVICED IT TURNS OUT THAT ONE OF THE ACCUSED HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVICED HIS CAR

ACCUSED HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVICED HIS CAR ALL 14 ARE FACING DOZENS LOADS HIS CAR ALL 14 ARE FACING DOZENS CHARGES INCLUDING GRAND THEFT, INSURANCE ALL 14 ARE FACING DOZENS CHARGES INCLUDING GREAT THEFT, INSURANCE FRAUD AND RACKETEERING INCLUDING GRAND THEFT, INSURANCE FRAUD AND RACKETEERING WE'RE LIVE OUTSIDE THE METRO